Tom Simpson begins his fourth year leading the Cobra men's and
women's tennis programs in 2014-15.

During the 2013-14 season, the Cobra men had another outstanding
season. They finished the season 11-8 overall, but registered a 9-2
conference mark and came up just short of back-to-back regular
season championships. Coker was ranked as high as No. 33 in the
nation and No. 8 in the Southeast region.

The Cobras had four players land on all-conference teams in
2014. Leading the way were sophomores Andre Staab and Tom Sizeland,
who were both first-team singles selections. Staab and partner
James Corfield were tabbed first-team doubles selection, while
William Marrafao was named an honorable mention singles
selection.

The women's streak of consecutive trips to the postseason came
to an end in 2014. The with a very young team, the women went
0-18.

Simpson was named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year and the
United States Professional Tennis Association Southern Division
Coach of the Year for 2012-13. He led the Cobra men to the
program's first ever regular season conference championship, going
a perfect 10-0 in conference play. They were 18-5 overall with
their only losses to Division I opponents or nationally ranked DII
teams. They were ranked as high as No. 6 in the Southeast Region
and Andre Staab became the first-ever Coker player to be ranked
nationally (No. 32) and regionally (No.12) by the ITA. Staab was
also named Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year and ITA Rookie
of the Year.

On the women's side, the Cobras advanced to the conference
tournament for the third consecutive year, posting a record of 7-14
overall.

In 2012-13 six Cobras received all-conference honors, four men
and two women. Andre Staab, William Marrafao, James Corfield and
Tom Sizeland were all-conference on the men's team, while Daniela
Chipe and Jessi Campos were all-conference on the women's team.

Simpson joined the Coker staff in September 2011. Simpson comes
from the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., where
he was most recently served as a pro giving private and group
lessons, as well as serving as the traveling coach for the tennis
academy. He was also the Co-Director of the Academy’s Housing
of International and National Students.

Prior to his time at Smith Stearns, Simpson served as the head
professional and tennis director at several tennis clubs in
Columbia, S.C. and Hilton Head including The Rockbridge Club, the
Spring Valley Country Club, the Forest Lake Country Club and the
Port Royal Racquet Club.

A very successful professional tennis instructor, coach and
player, Simpson holds his United States Professional Tennis
Association (USPTA) P1 certification and his United States
Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR) certification.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from
Oakland University in Rochester Mich. where he competed in the NCAA
Division II singles and doubles championships in 1979. He also
holds a Masters of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Columbia
International University.